artist statement
Through the use of a handmade book, I illustrate my narrative in the perspective of another character to describe my protagonists. Rather than writing a biography to portray the character directly, I develop a historic text to explain the background and legends surrounding the protagonists.
The public glorifies the main characters who resolve the war between the kingdom’s greatest powers and revitalizes the nature of the world. The scholars build the narrative around the heroes. In the context of the narrative, this historic text becomes a reference for other characters to learn more about the protagonists. A modern audience can learn about mythological and important figures primarily through documented texts and old stories written from a 3rd person perspective.
In order to keep with the atmosphere of the narrative, the covers and the pages are digitally illustrated similarly to an ancient scripture. I decorate the borders of the pages with elaborate foliage and collage the covers with metallic and jeweled embellishments for a lavish finish.
The public glorifies the main characters who resolve the war between the kingdom’s greatest powers and revitalizes the nature of the world. The scholars build the narrative around the heroes. In the context of the narrative, this historic text becomes a reference for other characters to learn more about the protagonists. A modern audience can learn about mythological and important figures primarily through documented texts and old stories written from a 3rd person perspective.
In order to keep with the atmosphere of the narrative, the covers and the pages are digitally illustrated similarly to an ancient scripture. I decorate the borders of the pages with elaborate foliage and collage the covers with metallic and jeweled embellishments for a lavish finish.
